The Empire State Development Corp., a state economic development organization, issued a request for proposals on July 31 for the redevelopment of about 43 acres of property in Belmont Park, with the state's Franchise Oversight Board, a panel of five senators working with the New York Racing Association, as a partner in the process. more

The National Hockey League commissioner announced last Friday that the New York Islanders were considering a move from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn back to Long Island. This time, however, they most likely would not return to Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale. Their new home might be Belmont Park, in Elmont, where the team might submit a bid to build a new arena. more

In an announcement to sports editors from the Associated Press on Friday, the commissioner of the NHL said that the Islanders are considering a move from their current home arena at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn to return to Long Island, specifically Belmont Park, where the team would submit a bid to build a new arena there. more

The bills came just days after it was revealed publicly that federal prosecutors are investigating Dean Skelos, Republican majority leader of the State Senate, and his son, Adam, in connection with AbTech Industries, an Arizona company that hired the latter and received a $12 million storm-water treatment contract from Nassau County, even though another company submitted a lower bid. more

More than 1,000 people gathered for a community meeting in Westbury on Jan. 15 in a show of united opposition to a proposed video lottery terminal in a now-vacant Fortunoff at the Source Mall. more

The average homeowner in Nassau County typically spends 60 to 65 percent of his or her local taxes on schools. Don’t you want to know how your money is being spent? more

Two proposals have been submitted by two different groups for construction at Belmont Park in Elmont: either a 28-acre retail and recreation center with a soccer field, or a public soccer stadium. … more

Semifinalists in the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search were announced recently, and, as usual, Long Island came up big in the contest. more

The Town of Hempstead adopted a rezoning proposal for Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont on April 10, three months after Town Supervisor Kate Murray and councilmen Ed Ambrosino (R-North Valley Stream) and James Darcy (R-Valley Stream) announced that they would recommend the inclusion of mixed-use development in the proposal. more

Nearly 200 local residents attended a hearing held by the Town of Hempstead board on Jan. 24, regarding a rezoning proposal for Elmont’s stretch of Hempstead Turnpike. Four days earlier, Supervisor Kate Murray and local representatives councilmen Ed Ambrosino (R-North Valley Stream) and James Darcy (R-Valley Stream) announced they'd recommend the inclusion of mixed-use development in the proposal to the entire town board during the hearing. To the satisfaction of every local resident who publicly spoke during the hearing, the three board members stuck to their promise, voting unanimously to include the mixed-use amendment in the plan. more